Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The threats of non-violent Islamism posed by the Muslim Brotherhood (hereinafter: MB) and associated organizations are, in an almost punishable manner, overlooked and underestimated in Europe. The goal of MB is nothing less than to undermine and destroy Western democracy. That said, MB and associated organizations still receive substantial financial support […]
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Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying arms to Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and rebels in Rwanda. His exploits helped inspire a 2005 film, “Lord of War,” that starred Nicolas Cage.
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Health care workers in Ukraine are exhausted. The war is in its sixth month and shows no signs of ending, with Russia now occupying about a fifth of the country’s territory. The conflict has driven over 6 million refugees to other European countries, with a further 6 million internally displaced. An army of staff on […]
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As part of his first major shakeup of Ukrainian law enforcement officials since the start of the Russian aggression, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday appointed a new prosecutor general. The move in turn paved the way for the immediate appointment of a new anti-corruption prosecutor, which was part of Kyiv’s obligations to its Western backers. […]
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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher Acast We debate what the EU and its leaders can do to counter Russian propaganda, particularly in Africa, about the global food crisis. And we tell the story of Umeå, Sweden, which has become a trailblazer in incorporating gender equality into urban design. […]
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Three Ukrainian Black Sea ports resumed work Wednesday, Ukraine’s navy said, following a UN-backed deal aimed at releasing 25 million tonnes of cereals stuck in Ukraine. Russian energy giant Gazprom cut gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream pipeline to about 20 percent of its capacity, German authorities said.
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Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini’s ties with Russia were again under scrutiny Thursday following questions about the run-up to the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government.
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Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- Five years after the installation of the cameras, the section control in the Annie Cordy tunnel could finally start soon. According to BRUZZ, Brussels Mobility will resume consultations about route control in September. In the previous legislature, before the renovation of the then Leopold II tunnel started, the municipalities of Koekelberg and […]
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Brussels, (Brussels Morning)- In recent years, every summer a resident of Brussels drowned while swimming in open water. Last weekend, a Molenbeeker drowned while swimming in the recreation area ‘De Plas’ in Houthalen-Helchteren. The victims were often unable or insufficiently able to swim or were surprised by the current or cold. “A large-scale campaign on […]
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A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus towards those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.
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